Pastry Chef & Founder
Mandy Siu
Mandy built a solid culinary background working her way up in Michelin-starred establishments (L’Atelier de Robuchon) and five star hotels: The Ritz-Carlton and The Peninsula.
Her latest position was the Pastry Chef at the French fine-dining restaurant, L’Envol, at The St. Regis Hong Kong. In 2021, She was awarded 100 Top Tables’ Best Pastry Chef award.
The Beginning
In January 2022, Chef Mandy took a leap of faith by stepping out of her comfort zone to build her own pastry atelier to realize a goal she had since age 15.
Together with her team, we launched Finessence with the release of Galette des Rois, a classic French almond cream puff pastry cake made traditionally for the month of January.
The Galette des Rois has now become an annual special event for our team each January.